Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The competitions were held from Saturday, August 6, to Saturday, August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing.[2]

Swimming
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueLA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium
Dates6–13 August 1932
No. of events11
Competitors128 from 20 nations
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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Japan (JPN)55212
2  United States (USA)52310
3  Australia (AUS)1102
4  Netherlands (NED)0202
5  France (FRA)0101
6  Great Britain (GBR)0022
7  Denmark (DEN)0011
  Hungary (HUN)0011
  Philippines (PHI)0011
  South Africa (RSA)0011
Totals (10 entries)11111133

Medal summary

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Men's events

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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Yasuji Miyazaki
  Japan
Tatsugo Kawaishi
  Japan
Albert Schwartz
  United States
400 m freestyle
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Buster Crabbe
  United States
Jean Taris
  France
Tsutomu Ōyokota
  Japan
1500 m freestyle
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Kusuo Kitamura
  Japan
Shozo Makino
  Japan
Jim Cristy
  United States
100 m backstroke
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Masaji Kiyokawa
  Japan
Toshio Irie
  Japan
Kentaro Kawatsu
  Japan
200 m breaststroke
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Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
  Japan
Reizo Koike
  Japan
Teófilo Yldefonso
  Philippines
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
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  Japan (JPN)
Yasuji Miyazaki
Hisakichi Toyoda
Takashi Yokoyama
Masanori Yusa
  United States (USA)
Frank Booth
George Fissler
Maiola Kalili
Manuella Kalili
  Hungary (HUN)
István Bárány
László Szabados
András Székely
András Wanié

Women's events

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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Helene Madison
  United States
Willy den Ouden
  Netherlands
Eleanor Saville
  United States
400 m freestyle
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Helene Madison
  United States
Lenore Kight
  United States
Jenny Maakal
  South Africa
100 m backstroke
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Eleanor Holm
  United States
Bonnie Mealing
  Australia
Valerie Davies
  Great Britain
200 m breaststroke
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Clare Dennis
  Australia
Hideko Maehata
  Japan
Else Jacobsen
  Denmark
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
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  United States (USA)
Helen Johns
Helene Madison
Josephine McKim
Eleanor Saville
  Netherlands (NED)
Corrie Laddé
Willy den Ouden
Puck Oversloot
Maria Vierdag
  Great Britain (GBR)
Joyce Cooper
Valerie Davies
Edna Hughes
Helen Varcoe

Participating nations

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128 swimmers from 20 nations competed.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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